04/25/2026
Explore how the Storefront Church Movement emerged as a grassroots response to racially biased land‑use enforcement in Chicago—guiding Black migrants through a modern form of the Underground Railroad that helped religious communities navigate inequality, resist systemic barriers, and extend human services to their congregants.
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The history of land-use enforcement and the storefront church movement reveals enduring intersections of race, religion, and power. From slavery through Jim Crow to present-day zoning battles, African American religious communities have confronted exclusion and marginalization.Storefront churches...